thrifty

英 [ˈθrɪfti]

美 [ˈθrɪfti]

adj.  节约的; 节俭的

CET6考研TOEFLGREIELTSTEM8

BNC.21793 / COCA.21446

牛津词典

adj.

• 节约的；节俭的
  careful about spending money and not wasting things

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 节俭的;节省的;节约的
  If you say that someone isthrifty, you are praising them for saving money, not buying unnecessary things, and not wasting things.
  1. My mother taught me to be thrifty.
     我妈妈教我生活要节俭。
  2. ...thrifty shoppers.
     花钱精打细算的购物者

英英释义

adj

• mindful of the future in spending money
  1. careful with money
  Synonym:careful
• careful and diligent in the use of resources

双语例句

• Thrifty in small matters only.
  仅仅在小事情上节俭的。
• Very good, but the government is also running a campaign urging people to be thrifty.
  很好，但该国政府同时开展一项宣传活动，敦促人民节俭。
• My mother is a thrifty woman.
  我的母亲是一个节俭的人。
• China is different from America: it is a rising economic power and a thrifty one.
  中国和美国的不同之处在于：它是一股不断上升的经济力量，而且还很节俭。
• Lei Feng, always thrifty, had saved this sum from his allowances.
  雷锋一向节省，这笔钱是他从津贴中省下来的。
• Don't get me wrong. I just meant to say that he is very thrifty.
  别误会，我的意思是说他很节俭。
• His father is a thrifty farmer.
  他的父亲是个节俭的农夫。
• It can help to train the students'team-work spirit and virtue of thrifty.
  它有助于培养学生的团队精神和勤俭朴素的美德。
• My mother taught me to be thrifty.
  我妈妈教我生活要节俭。
• We will bring in a measure to be thrifty with raw materials.
  我们要提出一项节约原材料的措施。